9:53 AM,
Apr. 29, 2013

Walter Lee, former DeSoto Parish School Board Superintendent and a member of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).

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Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series about former DeSoto Parish schools superientendt Walter Lee. Today read about Lee's salary increases over the years and also about concerns regarding a leased district vehicle. Yesterday's story detailed questons about Lee's use of district credit cards.

In calendar year 2012, former DeSoto schools Superintendent Walter Lee was paid $486,048, which included 10 months of salary plus $275,000 to buy out the remaining 13 months of his contract.

Lee actually wanted more money before being forced to retire by the School Board. But ...